PENICILLATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENICILLATIONS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENICILLATIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENICILLATIONS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENICILLATIONS
No single letter turns PENICILLATIONS into another word.
How PENICILLATIONS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in PENICILLATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENICILLATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PENICILLATIONS
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Common questions about PENICILLATIONS
- Is PENICILLATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENICILLATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is PENICILLATIONS worth?
- PENICILLATIONS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENICILLATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to PENICILLATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PENICILLATIONS:
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